2025
Short Documentary(World Premiere)

Teaching America

CC
Closed captions online
OC
Open captions in-person

Teaching America explores the battle around the teaching of African American studies from inside the classroom, focusing on the transformative journeys of the Arkansas students, teachers and families who are part of the inaugural classes of students taking AP African American studies nationwide.

Screenings

Virtual

August 1 – August 3

Directors Spotlight

Anurima Bhargava

Director

Anurima leads Anthem of Us, a strategic advisory firm that centers dignity and justice in schools, workplaces, and communities. She produces and advises documentaries, chairs the Doc Society Board, and serves on BGDM’s Capacity Council. She led civil rights enforcement in schools at the Justice Department and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

Year
2025
Runtime
23 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Director
Anurima Bhargava
Producer
Anurima Bhargava
Executive Producer
Alisa Payne, Sam Pollard (Message Pictures)
Cinematographer
Jerry Henry, Josh Makela
Editor
Niq Lewis
Production Design
Crystal Stoute
Composer
Vince Warren
Sound Design
LeDerek John Rocque
Music
Vince Warren
Premiere
World

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